Defining Queens most Excellent Majesty

From: Darren Lowe

29 September 2011

Dear House of Lords,

Is the Queen's most Excellent Majesty referring to Queen Elizabeth II of Windsor? Are these two parties one and the same, and which documents tell me this? With reference to Acts onwww.legislation.gov.uk, to whom does this term refer to, "Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty"? Is this indeed Queen Elizabeth II of Windsor, which one would assume, and where is it the name defined in your legislation?

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29 September 2011

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From: FOI LORDS
House of Lords

5 October 2011

Dear Mr. Lowe,

Thank you for your enquiry to the House of Lords Administration.

The phrase Â“the QueenÂ’s most Excellent MajestyÂ” (or Â“the KingÂ’s most excellent MajestyÂ”) appears in the enacting clause in Acts of Parliament. It refers to the reigning monarch at the time of the enactment.

Information relating to the present QueenÂ’s Accession and public proclamation as Queen Elizabeth II in February 1952 can be found on the official website of the British Monarchy at: